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rotator cuff
noun
medical : a group of muscles and tendons that are around your shoulder and that allow it to move in all directions
Full Definition of ROTATOR CUFF
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus
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First Known Use of ROTATOR CUFF
1961
Medical Dictionary
rotator cuff
noun \-ˌkəf\
Medical Definition of ROTATOR CUFF
: a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of part of its capsule blended with tendons of the subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the humerus—called also musculotendinous cuff
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